The Dark Horse av Rumer Godden

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<p><b>By the author of <i>Black Narcissus </i>and <i>The Diddakoi</i> comes the moving tale of Dark Invader, a powerful racehorse.<br><br>''[Godden''s] distinctive, poised and unsentimental books have never lost a shred of their almost hypnotic appeal'' ROSIE THOMAS,<i> GUARDIAN</i><br><br>''One of our best and most captivating novelists'' PHILIP HENSHER<br><br>''[Godden has] a genius for storytelling'' <i>EVENING STANDARD</i></b><br><br><i>''All horses can walk - some badly, some well, but to a few is given a gift of movement feline in its grace, a slouching, flowing continuous movement that is a joy to watch. Dark Invader strode in glorious rhythm, his great shoulders rolling, muscles rippling along his flanks under the satin skin.''</i><br><br>In Calcutta, India, John Quillan cares for racehorses belonging to wealthy owners, and Mother Morag, who lives just down the road and leads a group of nuns working with Calcutta''s poor, loves to watch these beautiful animals in action.<br><br